http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/video_and_audio/technology/The latest stories from the Technology section of the BBC News web site.en-gbThu, 23 Feb 2012 06:45:40 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse.http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/video_and_audio/technology/1206015The designers of a folding plug tell Rory Cellan-Jones about the process of bringing a folding plug onto the markethttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17131578http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17131578Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:45:26 GMTAgainst increasingly strong competition, two Newsbeat listeners test Sony's new hand-held console, the PlayStation Vita to see if it's any good.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/17111317http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17111317Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:58:33 GMTA part-government funded research unit allowing ethical hackers to simulate attacks on computer systems has been set up in Worcestershire.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17123857http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17123857Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:20:46 GMTResearchers at the University of Bedfordshire believe they have found a way of harvesting power from radio waves.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-17128356http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-17128356Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:33:32 GMTCan the once mighty technology giant Hewlett Packard return to its former glory?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17125763http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17125763Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:38:11 GMTABC presenter Bill Weir has been granted exclusive access to a factory in China run by Foxconn, one of the biggest suppliers for software giant Apple.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17121978http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17121978Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:49:01 GMTResearchers at the University of Southampton are using 3D motion-capture technology to understand the mechanics of piano playing.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-17105736http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17105736Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:07:16 GMTComposite software allows an artist to create sketches of literary characters.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17104725http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17104725Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:56:11 GMTLJ Rich examines high-end audio and discovers whether it is possible to recreate the sound of an orchestra in your living room.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9562304.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9562304.stmMon, 15 Aug 2011 14:24:35 GMTDavid Reid looks at the increasing trend towards using mobile devices and whether a mobile film festival can catch on around the world.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9697237.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9697237.stmTue, 21 Feb 2012 09:41:43 GMTThe Met Office needs new supercomputers to issue confident extreme weather warnings and more accurate long-term forecasts, a group of MPs says.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17109883http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17109883Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:25:57 GMTThe government in India has pledged it will not censor social media, in response to a growing uproar over its internet guidelines.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17093218http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17093218Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:33:16 GMTFor some people, entering competitions is a full-time occupation, and even say they have become addicted. One self-confessed competition addict talks to the BBC's Tim Muffet.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17109878http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17109878Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:32:02 GMTIn the first of a series of reports, Ian Hardy looks at how gesture control could shape the way devices are used.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9697258.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9697258.stmFri, 17 Feb 2012 15:10:41 GMTMarc Cieslak asks if the dedicated handheld device can survive in a landscape now dominated by smartphones and tablets.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9697020.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9697020.stmFri, 17 Feb 2012 11:50:38 GMTApple says it will require app makers to seek explicit permission from their users before accessing their address book data.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9697032.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9697032.stmFri, 17 Feb 2012 11:45:00 GMTProducer designer Geoff McCormick strips down an iPhone to explain the kind of intellectual property that resides in a modern smartphone.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17040699http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17040699Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:30:42 GMTMore Indonesian internet users sign up to Twitter compared to users in any other countries in the world.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17054274http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17054274Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:49:30 GMTA High Street bank has launched a service that allows you to transfer money simply by using a mobile phone.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17040702http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17040702Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:30:43 GMTNina Whittaker, of Streetlife.com, and author Shiv Malik discuss how the internet can be used to foster a better community spirit.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17040695http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17040695Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:38:28 GMTThe Competition Appeal tribunal has ruled that the charges mobile phone companies pay each other for carrying their customers' calls should be reduced, but there may be an appeal against the decision.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17038075http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17038075Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:32:28 GMTTV presenter Lizzie Cundy has told BBC Breakfast that Twitter should be monitored, after enduring what she described as "very abusive tweets about my family".http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-17024859http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17024859Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:04:41 GMTDavid Reid reports on the new European Commission directive that aims to put you back in charge of your data.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9695021.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9695021.stmFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:53 GMTFor the past two years India has been building the world's most sophisticated database of personal identities.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17009660http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17009660Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:52:03 GMTOne of the pods used to rescue the miners trapped underground in Chile in 2010 has gone on display at the Science Museum in London.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16986139http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16986139Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:02 GMTGoogle launches the Android version of its Chrome browser but without Flash support. This and more in this week's tech news.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9694807.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9694807.stmFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:20:46 GMTKate Russell reviews an app which provides anti-scam security for social media and discovers a recipe site curated by food writers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9694982.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9694982.stmFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:37:51 GMTThe man behind political website Guido Fawkes has told how he avoiding legal action by using foreign web hosts.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16944546http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16944546Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:34:06 GMTStephen Fry has said that judges need to understand social media better in terms of the law.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/16945540http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16945540Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:38 GMTComedians seeking to jumpstart their careers are creating content specifically aimed online video-hosting websites - and finding their creations win plaudits.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16933734http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16933734Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:09:31 GMTAircraft maker Airbus has been ordered to check all A380 superjumbo planes currently in service after cracks were found in wing components.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16956404http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16956404Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:30:15 GMTThe online deals company Groupon is due to post its first financial results since becoming a publicly traded firm.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16941771http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16941771Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:36:58 GMTDevelopments in eye-tracking technology are helping advertisers predict what products will appeal to customers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16906546http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16906546Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:29:24 GMTBBC Scotland's Cameron Buttle shows how a news team broadcasts from a British army base in Afghanistan.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16872252http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16872252Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:28:03 GMTPanorama's Declan Lawn confronts a man who uses the internet to post offensive comments.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_9693000/9693594.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_9693000/9693594.stmMon, 06 Feb 2012 17:26:22 GMTResearchers in Glasgow are working on a way to remove greenhouse gas from the atmosphere and put oil back under the North Sea.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16944438http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16944438Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:25:41 GMTPop singer Cher Lloyd tells Panorama's Declan Lawn about being cyberbullied and her fears for her family's safety.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_9693000/9693205.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_9693000/9693205.stmMon, 06 Feb 2012 07:44:48 GMTIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a remote-controlled man-shaped plane. This and more in this week's tech news.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9692045.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9692045.stmFri, 03 Feb 2012 11:55:49 GMTOut of reach of regular internet searches is the secretive online world known as the 'dark web' where you can shop for illegal goods, and where customers go by code names.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16869427http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16869427Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:21:14 GMTTim Bajarin market analyst at Creative Strategies Inc in California gives the reaction from Silicon Valley as Facebook launches its plan to sell shares in the company for the first time.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692188.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692188.stmThu, 02 Feb 2012 08:20:19 GMTBBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones discusses what the public has learned about Facebook as a result of the company's decision to sell shares.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16852358http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16852358Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:29:51 GMTTripAdvisor's Emma Shaw defends the website against criticisms from the Advertising Standards Authority.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9691000/9691837.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9691000/9691837.stmWed, 01 Feb 2012 12:06:08 GMTTripAdvisor has been ordered to rewrite some of its marketing claims by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16831867http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16831867Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:01:37 GMTThe BBC's LJ Rich meets Tim Arnold, who has refurbished more than 250 pinball machines at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16838228http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16838228Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:06:20 GMTA directors-cut of a fan-made version of Star Wars has recently been released, rapidly becoming an online hit.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16826507http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16826507Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:36:02 GMT